Final day in Paris
Wednesday October 23 was a mix of sun and cloud with about 10 minutes of rain. It was a bit warmer with a high of 16C. Blogger with morning coffee prepared by Alain with the Nanopresso-- great crema We are staying at 12 Rue des Tournelles and the Synagogue des Tournelles is located at 21bis Rue des Tournelles about 1/2 block north on the other side of the street. Walking by the first few days of our visit, we hadn't really noticed that it was a synagogue as at street level, there are no signs and it is a very narrow street. However, one evening we noticed two heavily armed guards on our side of the street and people coming out of the building celebrating Sukkot. We learned from Google that the Synagogue (opened in 1876) was constructed in a Roman-Byzantine style by Marcellin Varcollier, a student of Balatard (the architect of the Pavillions des Halles). It has two Torah scrolls on the top of the building over a beautiful rose window. We learned that in...